The Banker
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The Banker is a 2020 drama film based on a true story, following two African American entrepreneurs in the 1960s who enlist a working-class white man to pose as the head of their business empire to circumvent racist housing and banking policies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Banker canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
racial barriers in banking industry
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racial barriers in housing market ⓘ |
| follows |
a working-class white man posing as business head
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two African American entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic empowerment
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entrepreneurship ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ segregation ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American entrepreneurs
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banking discrimination ⓘ housing discrimination ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | impersonation of business leadership by a white man ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
circumventing racist banking policies
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circumventing racist housing policies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
discriminatory lending practices
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real estate investment strategies ⓘ use of a white front man in business ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Civil Rights era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | feature film ⓘ |
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